Actiontec MI424-WR-Rev-F Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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3.3d

Security Enabled

Displays what kind of security is active on the wireless connection, and the

security encryption key.

3.3e

SSID Broadcast

Displays whether the FiOS Router is broadcasting its SSID. If activated, the SSID

of the FiOS Router’s wireless network is broadcast wirelessly.

3.3f

MAC Authentication

Displays whether the FiOS Router is using MAC (Media Access Control) address

authentication to allow wireless devices to join the network.

3.3g

Wireless Mode

Displays the types of wireless device that can join the network. Options include

802.11b, 802.11g, or Mixed (allows both 802.11b- and 802.11g-equipped

wireless devices to join the network).

3.3h

Packets Received/Sent

Displays the number of packets received and sent since the FiOS Router’s

wireless capability was activated.

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Setting Up a Wireless Network

3.4

Basic Security Settings

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3.4

Basic Security Settings

To configure the FiOS Router’s wireless network for basic security, select “Basic

Security Settings” from the menu on the left side of any Wireless Settings screen.

The “Basic Security Settings” screen appears.

Click the “On” radio button to activate the FiOS Router’s wireless radio.

1.

Enter the name of the wireless network in the “SSID” text box (the SSID name

2.

in the figure above is an example; enter a different name for the SSID).

Select the channel at which the FiOS Router’s wireless radio communicates

3.

by selecting it from the “Channel” drop-down list.

To preserve the channel selection in the event of a FiOS Router power cycle,

4.

click in the box next to “Keep my channel selection during power cycle.”

Click the “WEP” radio button to activate WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

5.

security on the wireless network.

Select a WEP security level from the “select a WEP Key” drop-down list

6.

(options include “64/40 bit” or “128/104 bit”).

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Enter the key code in the “Key Code” text box. Each character must be a

7.

letter from A-F or a number from 0-9. If 64/40 bit was selected in step 5,

enter 10 characters. If 128/104 was selected, enter 26 characters.

Write down the wireless settings displayed on the screen. Other wireless

8.

devices must use these same settings when configuring the device’s wireless

networking scheme to join the FiOS Router’s wireless network.

Click

9.

Apply

to save the settings.

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Setting Up a Wireless Network

3.5

Advanced Security Settings

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3.5

Advanced Security Settings

To configure the FiOS Router’s advanced wireless network security settings,

select “Advanced Security Settings” from the menu on the left side of any

Wireless Settings screen. The “Advanced Security Settings” screen appears.

3.5a

Level 1 (Wireless Security)

This section is used to configure different types of wireless security. Select

the type of wireless security to be applied to the wireless network by clicking

the appropriate radio button, then configure the security settings in the

subsequent screens.

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WEP

If WEP was selected in the Advanced Security Settings screen, the “WEP”

screen appears.

Select the appropriate WEP mode from the drop-down list. Options include

1.

WEP Only, or 802.1x. If selecting the latter, see the

“802.1x” section on the

next page.

Select the appropriate network authentication level from the drop-down list.

2.

Options include Open System Authentication, Shared Key Authentication,

or Both.

Activate WEP key 1 by clicking the radio button next to “1” on the left side.

3.

Select the length of key 1 by selecting “64/40 bit” or “128/104 bit” from the

4.

appropriate drop-down list in the “Key Length” column.

Select the type of key from the appropriate drop-down list in the “Entry

5.

Method” column. If “Hex” is selected, the key must be made up of

hexadecimal digits. If “ASCII” is selected, the key can be made up of

any characters.

Enter the key in the appropriate text box in the “Encryption Key” column.

6.

If 64/40 bit was chosen in step 2, enter 10 characters. If 128/104 bit was

chosen, enter 24 characters. Depending on what option was selected in step

3, enter hexadecimal or ASCII characters.

Click

7.

Apply

to save changes.

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